Kintla Flatlands And I'll never let him go

I remember that, she says gently, He did talk to me sometimes about the arguments you had, and other things too.  It took a lot of patience to get him to open up.  And what had it all boiled down to, anyway?  He didn't have someone like her anymore to take care of him, just Rannoch.  And she'd counseled him enough to know that while he was a good ear, he could be a little reactionary.  

If this is what Wraen thought of her, or had thought of her, she didn't know how bad it was with those two.  I was surprised, too.  I understood and still appreciate his loyalty, I just... he didn't even give me the chance to explain that it was supposed to be temporary, until the food had come back.  My plan was that maybe we went to the Sanctuary, where our old allies had moved, but..  It didn't matter anyway; she always had known he wouldn't come along, and any plan she'd devised in the threads between were meaningless.  

Anyway.  I'm in no rush, either; I am a leader now as well, though I didn't ask for it.  It was kind of...  Well, dumped upon her.  The one who'd run the pack before me appointed me his second hand, and then left one night without notice of his own volition.  Still, she tried not to hold it against him — Alarian clearly had things he needed to work through.  She just wished it didn't have to come at her expense.  We just relocated, and we're just getting set up.  It's hard.  The children have taken it the best they can.  Okeanos is still a little ray of sunshine.  He gets sad sometimes.. but he takes it all in stride.  There are other children here, too, for them to be with.  No mention of how well they got along though, because they clearly didn't and she didnt' want to lie or get into it.  Ibis has taken it harder.  She misses her father, and she wonders.. why we weren't good enough for him.  There are only so many things I can tell her... but I always let her know that no matter what it may seem, he doesn't love her any less.  I just hope it's good enough.